I have $200-250 to spend on a DVD player for a friend, and I am interested in the possibility of getting a Playstation 2 instead of a standalone DVD player.I don't know much about DVD players, and ...

All PS2s can play DVD-Rs, but that doesn't mean they will play all DVD-Rs. My PS-2 threw a fit with some generic DVD-Rs that my computer handled fine. It also had problems with some TDK discs that ...

Eventually I bought a real DVD player for the living room, but the PS2 was my main mode of consumption — I could put movies on while I hung out online or played games on my computer.

The PlayStation 2 is one of the best games consoles of all time. It sold incredibly well thanks to its affordable price and bundled DVD player, and it is often regarded as one of the last bastions ...

Anyone who grew up during the early 2000s will tell you that the PlayStation 2 was a big deal. Sony's second gaming console managed to sell over 160 million units worldwide since its original release, ...

Almost everyone owned a PS2 - it's the console that was played DVDs, and was cheaper than a DVD player at launch. That's an irresistible bargain and helped the console become one of the best ...

A software engineer has discovered that you can 'hack' the PlayStation 2 to play homebrew games by feeding it specially crafted DVDs.

PlayStation 2 Special Report: Peripherals There may be a lot of talk about the power of the PlayStation 2, but as with any game system, it's designed to entertain you while you play games. It can ...

The only burnable media the PS2 DVD drive will normally read comes in the form of DVD video discs. Thus, [CTurt]’s search began in the code of the on-board DVD player software.

The remote basically takes all of the functions from the on-screen display and maps them to a wireless remote so you can operate your PS2 DVD player from almost anywhere in the room.

Building on an idea he’s had since he was a kid, security software engineer CTurt has developed a way for people to play unofficial games on a PS2 console by burning them onto a DVD alongside an ...